Mariamman Kovil (Village), Thanjavur District

Mariamman Kovil / Punnainallur Mariammankoil, Punnainallur
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Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Thanjavur
Nearest city	Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Telephone • +04362 • Vehicle • TN-45

Mariamman Kovil or Punnainallur is a village in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 6km east of Thanjavur town, on the Thanjavur - Nagapattinam Highway. It is home to the famous Punnainallur Mariamman temple. The village is also home to the Kathaiamman Temple and few other temples in the surroundings. It can be reached by road via public transport from Thanjavur town with many buses plying from there. Nearest Railway Station is Thanjavur Junction, and nearest airport is Thiruchirapalli

Once a small hamlet that developed around the Punnainallur Mariamman temple, is today a village with basic amenities such as a high school, Hospital, Electricity Board office, Telephone Exchange, Post Office etc. Small time retailers (old and new) cater to the Mariamman Kovil consumers' daily requirements. Other than temple tourism, the locals engage in agriculture and dairy businesses for their livelihood. The village becomes buzzing during the annual festival called Mariamman Kovil Thiruvizha, which includes various Hindu religion rituals in the temple and festivities such as musical performances, dance etc. The district of Thanjavur has a lineage of musicians and artists, which can be seen in full glory during this festival.

Agriculture was once sprawling, now has fewer takers. Most of the current generation villagers have migrated to nearby towns and cities such as Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Nagapattinam etc. in search of jobs or to set up small trading businesses. The first engineering graduate from this village, R. Selvaraj, was born in 1954 and is one of the leading consultants today in the field of Thermal Power Plants Erection & Commissioning. His son Navin Kumaar. S heads a firm called Navsar Power Services, also involved in the Power Projects business, and his daughter Sarika Selvaraj is an aspiring Digital Media professional.

References

• Pariharam.com Mariamman Temple
• Indiainfoweb.com Punnainallur Mariamman Temple
• Official website of Thanjavur District